OS 10.4 - How to upgrade Tiger to Leopard on G5

2skiski · 2skiski #1 (**permalink**)

09-18-2009, 06:27 AM

I have a G5 iMac running Tiger 10.4.11 and I want to upgrade to Leopard.

I've been told various things from my local Apple store abot what software I need to buy.

1. They have told me that you can not upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard on a G5, is this correct?

2. If I want to upgrade to Leopard thy also told me that I have to buy the box set and not just an install DVD or restore disc, is this correct?

3. Is there a cheaper way to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard please?

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

09-18-2009, 06:43 AM

1. Yes, SL will not run on PPC

2. You need any full retail version of Leopard, black disc - the restore disc from someone else's machine will not work

3. See # 2

toMACsh · toMACsh #3 (**permalink**)

09-18-2009, 08:42 AM

Somewhere along the line the phrase "There is no free lunch" has gotten lost.

dynagirl104 · dynagirl104 #4 (**permalink**)

09-19-2009, 04:28 PM

I called 1-800-myapple and was able to buy a new leopard for $16.00...it's on it's way and it comes with 90 days of free tech support...no brainer!

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #5 (**permalink**)

09-19-2009, 04:38 PM

Yea, as dynagirl said, that's the way to do it. You don't need to buy any box set, they were probably just confused and thought you were still trying to get snow leopard. You just need a leopard retail install disc. Take the route dyna just listed.

lv100 · lv100 #6 (**permalink**)

09-25-2009, 06:45 PM

i just called 800-myapple to order per dynagirl's advice but was told the only upgrade to leopard costs $120. i specified i only need the retail install disc not the box set but that didn't get me anywhere. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #7 (**permalink**)

09-25-2009, 07:34 PM

Buy as bobtomay suggests. Not all you read here is gospel. That cost quoted is for replacement sets of discs that came with machines.

And do an archive and install rather than an upgrade. Your old system, Tiger, will be in a folder named similar to 'Old System Files'.

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2skiski #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 4	09-18-2009, 06:27 AM I have a G5 iMac running Tiger 10.4.11 and I want to upgrade to Leopard. I've been told various things from my local Apple store abot what software I need to buy. 1. They have told me that you can not upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard on a G5, is this correct? 2. If I want to upgrade to Leopard thy also told me that I have to buy the box set and not just an install DVD or restore disc, is this correct? 3. Is there a cheaper way to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard please?
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dynagirl104 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 19, 2009 Posts: 1	09-19-2009, 04:28 PM I called 1-800-myapple and was able to buy a new leopard for $16.00...it's on it's way and it comes with 90 days of free tech support...no brainer!
	QUOTE Thanks

DarkestRitual #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 09, 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,073 Mac Specs: 13 inch alMacBook 2GHz C2D 4G DDR3, 1.25GHz G4 eMac	09-19-2009, 04:38 PM Yea, as dynagirl said, that's the way to do it. You don't need to buy any box set, they were probably just confused and thought you were still trying to get snow leopard. You just need a leopard retail install disc. Take the route dyna just listed.
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lv100 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 25, 2009 Posts: 1	09-25-2009, 06:45 PM i just called 800-myapple to order per dynagirl's advice but was told the only upgrade to leopard costs $120. i specified i only need the retail install disc not the box set but that didn't get me anywhere. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks.
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harryb2448 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,080 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	09-25-2009, 07:34 PM Buy as bobtomay suggests. Not all you read here is gospel. That cost quoted is for replacement sets of discs that came with machines. And do an archive and install rather than an upgrade. Your old system, Tiger, will be in a folder named similar to 'Old System Files'.
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